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Annual report addressed to the 11th Baron Digby following the death of his predecessor. Goodbody reports that £7000 has been remitted and briefs the new Lord Digby on the state of Ireland during the War of Independence: 'Ireland continues in a disturbed and unsatisfactory condition. This neighbourhood has not escaped the general destruction of Constabulary barracks, the only three barracks on your estate having been maliciously and wantonly burnt and wrecked, those of Clonmore being wholly destroyed and of Geashill & Killeigh partially so. The police authorities having vacated them prior to their destruction have since surrendered same, with a consequent loss of future rental. Claims for compensation have been lodged for substantial amounts and are still pending.'

Lease of part of the lands of Pigeon House [Pigeonhouse] from Edward Earl Digby to (Kitty) Catherine Flanagan for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £6-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Pigeon House in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Mary Flanagan, John Flanagan and Barry Tarleton.
Also 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh and of the Pigeon House in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 10 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Richard Hargrove, Mrs Malony, Harry Skerrit, Mr Ryan, Patrick Kenny, Mr Lorant, John W. Tarleton and Barry Tarleton, note 'This map was made before the present lease and that in the reason that Ballinvally and Scrubb Wood, [...] demand by this lease, are not [...] on this map.'

Annual report, rental and accounts for year ending June 1875, containing a positive report on the financial condition of the estate, with £9000 profit remitted to Lord Digby as in other years. Expenditure included the purchase of the glebe lands of Geashill from the Commission of Church Temporalities in Ireland for the sum of £3200. The glebe lands were subsequently let to Mr. Chissell.

Drainage works continued with the completion of a drain between Meelaghans and Cloncon to which the Earl of Charleville had paid £50. Other works included extensive reclamation works at Cappyroe and new reclamation works at Cappancur near the town of Tullamore. Expenditure on construction included £700 for a new and substantial farmhouse for Mr E. J. Odlum at Cappancur; two new houses at Killurin; a back yard for Mr Riddell at Annagharvey; raising and re-roofing of Mr Tarleton's house at Killeigh; and improvements to J. Forester's house in Ballinagar.

Notes the bad state of timber at Clonad and discusses new plan to recover the plantation there. Overall the condition of the estate is reported to satisfactory and having 'absolute immunity from disturbance or apparent discontent', with only one man in all the tenantry owing one half-year's rent, all others paid punctually.

Report for year ending June 1919 outlining a remittance of £10,250 to Lord Digby, the increased amount being ascribed to revenue derived from the woods, particularly mature Scotch pine from Clonad Wood to a firm of match-makers. Remarks that although Ireland ‘remains in a disturbed an unsatisfactory condition this immediate neighbourhood has been very free from agitation and outrage and from a continuance of high prices for all agricultural produce and abundant crops, the Irish farmer is enjoying an era of unprecedented prosperity.’

Annual report, rental and accounts for year ending June 1885, showing a gross reduction in rents by £95.16.0 and with arrears same as in 1884. Describes the year as 'singularly uneventful' and notes that the only work undertaken was a large area of ground replanted in Scrubb Wood, River Wood and Clonad.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Richard Hargrave for three lives, or thirty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £190-0-0.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Mr Sandys, John Weldon Tarleton and John Conroy.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Michael Malone for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £100-0-0.
Including a letter from Lord Digby accompanying the sending of the deed to Furlong and Son.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Willaim Owen Handy Esq. for two lives, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818.
Including 'A map of part of the lands of Killeigh in the Barony of Geashill and King's County. Part of the Estate of the Right Honourable Earl Digby. Surveyed by John Molloy 1818', hand coloured, scale 20 Perches to an Inch, with bordering land leased to Richard Hargrove.

Lease of part of the lands of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Jane Malony for one life, or twenty-one years from 25 March 1818, at the yearly rate of £4-0-0.

Lease of part of the land of Killeigh from Edward Earl Digby to Robert Weldon Tarleton for three lives or 31 years at a yearly rent of £80-6-2.